NEWS
South Carolina’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in May. That is the lowest rate the state has had since December 2000, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. The state’s rate was 4.3 percent in April. Charleston County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.9 percent, followed by Lexington County. Lexington County’s […]
Read More >>Although it appeared the search was called off by 6 p.m., several vehicles associated with the search for a swimmer that went missing Sunday, were at a landing on the Congaree River, Monday afternoon. The landing is on Gist Street, in Columbia, just off of Huger Street across from EdVenture and the S.C. State Museum. Four […]
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Mike Green won a special election for the West Columbia City Council District 1 seat, Tuesday. He defeated Sandra Harley. With the absentee ballots included, Green had 136 votes and Harley had 96 votes. “I am grateful to the voters of West Columbia for their overwhelming vote of confidence,” said Green. “I look forward to […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a fatal hit–and-run accident that occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday. The incident happened in the 500 Block of Westwood Drive in Chapin. Fisher states that Darrius N. Dreher, 22, of Chapin was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple body trauma after he […]
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Some people in West Columbia will be going to the polls Tuesday (June 20.) Sandra Harley, widow of the councilman Dale Harley, will face Mike Green in a West Columbia special election Tuesday. The race is for the District 1 seat on West Columbia City Council. District 1 is in the Platt Springs area of […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a fatal hit–and-run accident that occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday. The incident happened in the 500 Block of Westwood Drive in Chapin. Fisher states that Darrius N. Dreher, 22, of Chapin was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple body trauma after he […]
Read More >> Some people in West Columbia will be going to the polls Tuesday (June 20.) Sandra Harley, widow of the councilman Dale Harley, will face Mike Green in a West Columbia special election Tuesday. The race is for the District 1 seat on West Columbia City Council. District 1 is in the Platt Springs area of […]
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The accident happened just after 5 a.m. on Westwood Drive, according to Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The collision resulted in a person being struck and killed by a car that fled the scene after the incident. The Highway Patrol’s MAIT team was putting together a report on the crash. Collins said a […]
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